Biography
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John Calvin: A Heart for Devotion, Doctrine, & Doxology
Book by Burk Parsons
Save more when you purchase five or ten copies of John Calvin: A Heart for Devotion, Doctrine, & Doxology. In celebration of the five hundredth anniversary of John Calvin’s birth (2009), Burk Parsons, editor of Tabletalk magazine and associate minister … Learn More
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“Sweetly Set on God”: The Piety of David Brainerd
Book by Dustin Benge
“Sweetly Set on God” introduces readers to the life and journal writings of David Brainerd (1718–1747), best remembered for his missionary work among the American Indians. Dustin Benge begins by presenting the events of Brainerd’s short life and the intense … Learn More
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The Life of Martyn Lloyd-Jones 1899-1981
Book by Iain Murray
This book is a re-cast, condensed and, in parts, re-written version of the author’s two volumes D. Martyn Lloyd- Jones: The First Forty Years (1982) and The Fight of Faith (1990). Since those dates, the life of Dr Lloyd-Jones has been the subject of … Learn More
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Seeing Beauty and Saying Beautifully
Book by John Piper
In the sixth volume to The Swans Are Not Silent series, John Piper celebrates the importance of poetic effort by looking at three influential Christians whose words magnificently display a commitment to truth and a love for beauty. Examining the … Learn More
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Filling Up the Afflictions of Christ
Book by John Piper
Jesus’ words in John 12 are sobering: unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it will bear little fruit. The history of Christianity’s expansion proves that God’s strategy for reaching unreached peoples with the gospel includes … Learn More
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Katherine Parr: A Guided Tour of the Life and Thought of a Reformation
Book by Brandon Withrow
This book examines the life of an important, but often forgotten, Protestant Reformer. Katherine Parr, one of only a handful of women to publish in a hundred-year period in England, dared to push Henry VIII toward the Reformation, nearly losing … Learn More
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Jonathan Edwards
Book by Simonetta Carr
Jonathan Edwards lived at a time when many people were seriously questioning long-accepted ideas about the world, life, and God, and his answers to these questions have left a mark on the way we think today. While he is often … Learn More
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The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert
Book by Rosaria Butterfield
Rosaria, by the standards of many, was living a very good life. She had a tenured position at a large university in a field for which she cared deeply. She owned two homes with her partner, in which they provided … Learn More
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The Daring Mission of William Tyndale
Book by Steven Lawson
The True Cost of the English Bible Early in the sixteenth century, legislative decree in England controlled people’s access to Scripture and prohibited an English Bible. But theologian and linguist, William Tyndale, was determined to provide his fellow countrymen with … Learn More
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Is There Anybody Out There?
Book by Mez McConnell
Since the publication of ‘A child called “it”’ by Dave Pelzer there hasn’t been a story like this. But this is not just another harrowing story about an excruciating childhood and the ravages on a life it produces. The difference … Learn More
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The History of The Reformation In Scotland
Book by John Knox
Few figures have dominated the character of a nation’s life as John Knox has influenced the history of Scotland. In this remarkable work, originally dictated to his secretaries between 1559 and 1571, John Knox tells the story of his times … Learn More
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John Williamson Nevin: High Church Calvinist
Book by D.G. Hart
John Williamson Nevin (1803-1886) taught at Mercersburg Seminary when he wrote The Anxious Bench (1843) and The Mystical Presence (1846), volumes dealing with revivalism and the Lord’s Supper, respectively. The last ten years have seen a revival of interest in … Learn More
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The Poetic Wonder of Isaac Watts
Book by Douglas Bond
In an age of simplistic and repetitive choruses, many churches are rediscovering the blessing of theologically rich and biblically informed songs. In the latest addition to our A Long Line of Godly Men Profile series, Douglas Bond introduces us to … Learn More
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